Screenshot taken from New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) body camera footage and released by the Office of the New York State Attorney General shows DOCCS officers with Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, New York on December 9, 2024. AP A body-worn camera footage of the December … Read more
New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the plans. That measure is one of several options under discussion as the state’s Department of Financial Services — which regulates insurers — grapples with mounting financial troubles at … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (November 22) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced today that grant funding opportunities are available to fund stream habitat improvement projects in York and Lancaster Counties. Funding for the grant program is being provided by two sources, the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project. … Read more
A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday. Many parts of the Northeast have been under red flag alerts, with firefighters responding to hundreds of brush fires … Read more
Wildfires that are raging across New York and New Jersey highlight a new threat to one of the world’s most affluent regions. Climate change is regarded by scientists as the pre-eminent factor driving long-term changes in weather, and the New York region is experiencing a severe drought — the Big Apple experienced its driest October … Read more
